Farthest Reaching Athletes on Social Media

Curious which athletes have the farthest reach in the world of social media? Fanpagelist.com lists the most popular athletes, celebrities, politicians and organizations on Facebook and Twitter. Many athletes have made names for themselves (for better or worse) on social media, but who actually reaches the most people may surprise you.

Below is the list of the 5 athletes with the highest number of Facebook fans:

1. Cristiano Ronaldo - 34,869,980 Facebook Fans

2. Lionel Messi (Leo Messi) - 25,698,556 Facebook Fans

3. David Beckham - 13,983,572 Facebook Fans

4. Michael Jordan - 13,779,538 Facebook Fans

5. Ricardo Kakà - 11,563,286 Facebook Fans




This is the list of the 5 athletes with highest number of Twitter followers

1. Ricardo Kakà - 6,298,368 Twitter Followers

2. Cristiano Ronaldo - 4,620,674 Twitter Followers

3. Shaquille O'Neal - 4,411,698 Twitter Followers

4. Lance Armstrong - 3,081,046 Twitter Followers

5. Chad Ochocinco - 2,865,388 Twitter Followers